Concept of #gentrification doesn't correlate well to Japan
Where in Tokyo is gentrifying the most? Some say Nakameguro & Kabukicho
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And for many new buildings, social trends (such as influx of "hipsters" or whatnot") there is often a backlash from residents or pundits 4/
My sense is that in Japan conversations on gentrification lack this complexity, though I'm wondering if there are currents I'm missing 5/
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i taught in meguro for a while, and pre-war photos of these schools were all fields and such.
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Same as in Ota-ku; recently saw photos in local history museum of farmers washing vegetables in a natural spring, circa 1963.pic.twitter.com/7MaVNTArK2
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reading that piece by rich, reminded that tokyo has been under a constant state of rebuilding since meiji.
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There was an old-fashioned neighborhood on the south side of Kyoto Station being gradually forced out, frequently protesting
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Tot local attention but don't think national media picked up on it. Was traditional buraku area into which zainichi settled 2
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It doesn't get into media much but it's not nonexistent.
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